Doctor Atomic
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Doctor Atomic is a contemporary opera by John Adams that dramatizes the moral and psychological tensions surrounding J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctor Atomic canonical | 6 |
| Doctor Atomic Symphony | 1 |
| General Leslie Groves in Doctor Atomic | 1 |
| opera Doctor Atomic | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctor Atomic Context triple: [John Adams (composer), notableWork, Doctor Atomic]
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A.
Fission
"Fission" is a prominent track from Ludwig Göransson’s score for the film *Oppenheimer*, known for its tense, evolving soundscape that underscores the movie’s central themes of scientific breakthrough and moral conflict.
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B.
Los Alamos Primer
Los Alamos Primer is a series of introductory lectures delivered in 1943 that outlined the fundamental physics and design concepts behind the first atomic bombs for scientists at the Los Alamos Laboratory.
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C.
Castle Bravo
Castle Bravo was the United States’ first and most powerful dry-fuel thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb test, conducted in 1954 and infamous for its unexpectedly massive yield and severe radioactive fallout.
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D.
Oppenheimer (2023 film)
Oppenheimer (2023 film) is a biographical drama directed by Christopher Nolan that chronicles physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in developing the atomic bomb and the moral and political fallout that followed.
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E.
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker is a 2002 historical thriller film about a Soviet nuclear submarine accident during the Cold War, starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctor Atomic Target entity description: Doctor Atomic is a contemporary opera by John Adams that dramatizes the moral and psychological tensions surrounding J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
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A.
Fission
"Fission" is a prominent track from Ludwig Göransson’s score for the film *Oppenheimer*, known for its tense, evolving soundscape that underscores the movie’s central themes of scientific breakthrough and moral conflict.
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B.
Los Alamos Primer
Los Alamos Primer is a series of introductory lectures delivered in 1943 that outlined the fundamental physics and design concepts behind the first atomic bombs for scientists at the Los Alamos Laboratory.
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C.
Castle Bravo
Castle Bravo was the United States’ first and most powerful dry-fuel thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb test, conducted in 1954 and infamous for its unexpectedly massive yield and severe radioactive fallout.
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D.
Oppenheimer (2023 film)
Oppenheimer (2023 film) is a biographical drama directed by Christopher Nolan that chronicles physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in developing the atomic bomb and the moral and political fallout that followed.
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E.
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker is a 2002 historical thriller film about a Soviet nuclear submarine accident during the Cold War, starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| acts | 2 ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Doctor Atomic Symphony
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Atomic
|
| ariaTextSource | John Donne’s Holy Sonnet XIV ⓘ |
| basedOn | Doctor Atomic ⓘ |
| category |
2005 operas
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Operas about scientists ⓘ Operas by John Adams ⓘ Operas set in the 20th century ⓘ Operas set in the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | San Francisco Opera ⓘ |
| composer | John Adams ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Edward Teller
ⓘ
General Leslie Groves ⓘ
linked to:
Leslie R. Groves Jr.
J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ Kitty Oppenheimer ⓘ Robert Wilson ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
Trinity nuclear test
ⓘ
linked to:
Trinity test device
|
| genre | minimalist opera ⓘ |
| hasAria | Batter my heart ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Peter Sellars ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| premiereCity | San Francisco ⓘ |
| premiereCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| premiereDate | 2005-10-01 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | San Francisco Opera ⓘ |
| recording | Nonesuch Records 2005 live recording ⓘ |
| revivalProduction |
English National Opera 2009 production
ⓘ
Lyric Opera of Chicago 2007 production ⓘ Metropolitan Opera 2008 production ⓘ |
| setting | Los Alamos, New Mexico ⓘ |
| settingTime | July 1945 ⓘ |
| style | post-minimalist ⓘ |
| subject |
J. Robert Oppenheimer
ⓘ
Manhattan Project ⓘ development of the first atomic bomb ⓘ |
| theme |
moral tension surrounding nuclear weapons
ⓘ
psychological tension surrounding scientific responsibility ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
John Donne’s Holy Sonnets ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Sonnets
declassified government documents ⓘ scientists’ letters ⓘ |
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Subject: Doctor Atomic Description of subject: Doctor Atomic is a contemporary opera by John Adams that dramatizes the moral and psychological tensions surrounding J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
Referenced by (9)
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